You need to learn independence. You have to be independent – it builds character.
MIKE TYSONThis white woman came up to me, and I’m thinking, WOW. When I was a kid, she would have been robbed and raped and left for dead. This is a real strange scenario, and I just wanted to cry. I’m like, “Who am I? Where’s my heritage?
More Mike Tyson Quotes
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I’m scared every time I go into the ring, but it’s how you handle it. What you have to do is plant your feet, bite down on your mouthpiece and say, ‘Let’s go.’
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I’m addicted to perfection. Problem with my life is I was always also addicted to chaos. Perfect chaos.
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Not to be egotistical, but I don’t think there is a man on this planet who can beat me.
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The tempt for greatness is the biggest drug in the world.
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I refuse to let adversity allow me to be average.
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There’s nothing like being young, and happy, and fighting.
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You have to be a friend to yourself. You know, ’cause if you’re not a friend to yourself, you’re an enemy to yourself and if someone’s a friend of everybody they are an enemy to themselves.
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In order for me to achieve… I had to regard myself greater than what I was. In other words I had to fake it until I make it.
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In order to succeed greatly, you have to be prepared to fail greatly. If you can’t do both of them, you’ve got a problem.
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Some people are faster than others; I’m just figuring it out later, that’s all. I’m getting smart too late and old too soon.
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If you’re not humble, life will visit humbleness upon you.
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The mind is a real dangerous neighborhood to travel by ourselves.
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Everybody you fight is not your enemy and everybody who helps you is not your friend.
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Every win, regardless a good or bad one, gives you more confidence.
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I’m just like you. I enjoy the forbidden fruits in life, too.
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